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School Property
For Sale or Lease

Irving College is located miles from Nc
Mnnville, in Warren County, Tenn, in
thckly settled neighborhood, beautifully
situated in a healthy, prosperous section OF
country, The property consists of 5 or
acres of ground under good fence, never
failing spring of freestone water; a brick
college building 3Ox50 feet, one two story
frame building for boarding house, with Q
rooms, 23 brick dormitories. This entire
property will be sold for $2000.G0, or leased
for a term of years on favorable terms. For
further information call on or address.
G. w. MEAD, Sec'y and Treasurer.
Shellsford, Tenn.
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The Senatorship.

The last issue of the National Re
view, the leading Republican organ
of Tennessee, in reviewing the Sena-
torial possibilities, has this to say of
Col. Savage:
"Col. John II. Savage, like Tam
O'Shanter, ethan kings more glori-
Gus, DER all the ills oflife Victorious"
is alone, of all the senatorial posi-
bilities, miscellaneously popular and
sought after. Since this is no funeral
occasion of his, he is happy and en-
joys the fun. That he stands chance
to be Senator no one who knows the
temper of the legislators can doubt.
Through all the asperities of forty
years of campaign work he has come
with a clean personal record, carry
ing with him that public respect
which brave people always cherish
for brave and honest man, even
though he be terribly in error. Hav-
ing weighed the ''liberals," or sin
dependents in the scales and found
them waiting, the Republicans are as
willing to see Savage elected Senator
as any other man. And besides,
Savage, has not made it a business in
his campaigns to appeal to the pas.
sions engendered by war like the
three distinguished gentleman first
mentioned in this article. He has
been logician, statistician, SO to
speak, nearly always addressing him
self to the issues at stake. This has
not escaped the notice of thinking
men. No man can doubt that Saw.
age is a Democrat, "dyed in the
WOOL" and hence in case of dead.
lock no Democrat could give valid
excuse for refusing to support him
In fact every man in the State who
is a Democrat in good standing oc
cupies a seat on Savage's platform
conceived in Savage's own brain and
constructed with his own hands un
der great adversities. For Demo
Gratis to kick against the old man
therefore, would be to condemn thu
principles upon which theyall stand
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

THE Senate of the United States
has had the Interstate Commerce
bill under consideration this week.
The object Of the bill is to regulate
railroad charges, prevent discrimina-
tons, adjust differences between ship
pers and common carriers, etc. The
friends of the bill claim that it will
work beneficially to both the rail-
roaks and shippers. This claim re-
mains to be demonstrated, however,
by practical test. Section 1 of the
bill provides:
"That it shall be unlawful for any
common carrier subject to the pro-
visions of this act to charge or receive
any greater compensation in the ag-
gregate for the transportation of pas
sengers or of like kind of property,
under substantially similar circum-
stances and conditions, for shorter
than for a longer distance over the
same line, i'm the same direction, the
shorter being included within the
longer distance; but this shall not be
construed as authorizing any COM
mon carrier within the terms of this
act to charge and receive as great a
compensation for shorter as for a
longer distance"
Through freights, on long hauls,
can be carried at much less cost
than local freights, and the above
section, instead OF having the desired
effect Of reducing the charges for
short hauls, is more likely to serious
ly Interfere with the commerce ofthe
country by increasing the charge for
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15
Dright's Disease.

have been sufferer from Kidney and
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am delighted with its effects. | have
previously used large quantity of various
advertised remedies. and several eminent
physicians also waited on me, but B. B. B.
stands at the top.
JOHN II. MARTIN.
Rock Creek, Ala, May 4, 1886.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

SENATOR NORMENT has introduced
Il bill to have the State Librarion APP
pointed by the Governor in future,
instead of being elected by the joint
legislature. The recent spirited con-
test for the position, which consumed
about three days time of the legisla.
ture, proved the urgent necessity for
such a change.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15
Bartholdi Souvenir,
Officially Copyrighted.
Liberty Enlightening the World.

We have manufactured and now offer for
sale the only and correct souvenir of the
STATUE OF LIBERTY showing the Brook.
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the New York Harbor in the distance; also
a correct Medallion portrait and autograph
of the celebrated artist, NJ. Bartholdi. This
beautiful Souvenir Bookmark is worked on
choice calored Satin, showing all the details
very clearly. The reverse side having an
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thus being useful as well as ornamental SOU
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15
THE CAUCUS.
The Democrats in Council on the Sena-
torial Race.

a Democratic caucus was held at
Nashville Thursday evening to select
U. S. Senators for both short and long
terms. Seventy-five of the Demo-
cratic members of the General AS
sembly were present and participated
in the caucus.
HON. w. G. WHITTHORNE'
was unanimously elected on first bal
lot to fill out the unexpirted term.
For the long term, Bate, Marks,
House, Sneed and Rose were placed
in nomination before the caucus. One
ballot was taken with the following
result Bate 80. Marks 20, House II ,
Sneed 10, Rose 8, Taylor /. Total
votes cast IS.
The caucus then adjourned to
o'clock this (Friday) evening.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

On next Tuesday, according to the
provisions of the State and National
constitutions, the Senate and House
of Representatives, in their respective
chambers, will take one ballot for
each of the U. S. Senators to be elect
ed, Zone short term, and one long
term). On the following day at u
M, they will meet in joint session
and compare the ballot, and in case
no election has been made, they will
on that and on each succeeding day,
take one or more ballots until both
senators are elected.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

GOVERNOR Bates last biennial
message to the General Assembly was
read in both houses last Tuesday. 1t
Is quite voluminous document.
filling eight columns of the Nashville
american in solid nonpariel. DIT is
now in order for all the country
editors to read the comments on it in
the daily papers and pronounce it "an
able state paper" 1t is longer by
about five thousand words than the
Presidents last message.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

AS the caucus proved so effective
in electing the officers of both the
Senate and House, it is more than
probable that the precedent will be
followed in the selection of a United
states Senator. And why not? II
the Democrats are going to name the
Senator what use is there in asking
the Republicans to the christening?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

THE Tullahoma Republican has
changed its name to the Tullahoma
Messenger, and discarded political
affiliations, poisoning outinto a full
fiedged mugwump at one bound.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

Won't some member please in
troduce bill in the Legislature to
amend the road law. There has not
been but about seven introduced to
that effect so far. Give us at least a
dozen the first month.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

THE desks of Senator's and Repre-
sentative ought to be provided with
pillows during the reading Of such
documents as the Governors mes
sage. 1t would make the sleeping
more comfortable, and assist the
reading clerk in his arduous duties
by reducing the snoring to a mini
mum.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

WHITTHoRNE should and doubt
less will be elected to finish out the
short term as United States Senator.
The term will expire March 4th, and
it would be folly to send a new man
there for that short term.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

Some of the ambitious statemen of
the General Assembly are already in
Producing resolutions suggesting GER
tain legislation to Congress. This sort
of cheap partisan buncombe is getting
too common, would it not be as well
for such members to buckle down to
legitimate work of legislation before
indulging in clap-trap schemes to
promote their individual aspirations?
-Tullahama Guardian.
1t does look like Congress might
be able to transact its business with
out any advice or suggestions from
the solons of the Tennessee Legisla-
ture.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

long hauls. To place the railroads of
this country all under the dictation
of a commission of five, six or a dozen
men, smacks rightsmartly Of centrali-
zation.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

Col. SAVAGE has introduced bill
in the Legislature to prohibit men,
bers of the General Assembly and
officers of the State from accepting
free passes from railroads.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

Col. SAVAGE was made Chairman
Of the most important Committee of
the House, the Committee on Finance,
Ways and Means. He is also a
member Of the Committee on Fed
eral Relations. The Speakers have
been quite complimentary to both of
the gentleman from Warren.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

THE graphic expression, 81 am
somewhat of a liar myself is sup
posed to have originated with the
versatile editor of the National Re-
view.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

ONE or two bills have been in
troduced in the Legislature to COM
pensate judges and clerks of elections.
We hope one of them will be passed
into law during the present session.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15
Notice Of Insolvency.

F1Nhe insolvency of the estate OF Thos. Gun.
l. ningham, decd, having been suggested
to the Clerk of the Warren County Court, all
persons having ella ms against said estate are
hereby notified to file same with the Clerk
of the County Court, properly authenticated
within the time prescribed by law, or the
same will be forever barred.
This January 5, 1887.
i. CUNNINGHAM, Admir-,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

The day the Taylor brothers spoke
at Woodbury. boy was born to Mr..
w. w. Gray, an influential Democrat.
The boy was named Robert Taylor
Gray. Yesterday the Governor-elect
sent his namesake buggy with his
regards.-American.
If the governor is going to treat all
of his namesakes this way, he will
have to buy his buggies by the car
load. We think two or three are al
ready due in Warren county.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

A BILL to authorize the calling of
IA constitutional convention has been
introduced by Col. Savage.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15
DR.. j. B. Ritchey, Agricultural Editor.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
OUR AGENTS.

We do not publish anonymous commu.
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con-
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fish the names of correspondents, but want
them simply as guarantee of COED faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib.
utes of respect, etc., are charged for as ad.
vertising matter. Simple announcements of
deaths, marriages, ETC., will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

THE Standing Committees of the
Senate were announced by the speak
err last Monday. Mr.. Fairbanks, the
senator from Warren, is Chairman of
the Committee on Corporations, and
is also member of the following
Committees: Finance, Ways and
Means; Education and Common
Schools, Judiciary; Public Grounds
and Buildings.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

On the 25th ballot of the joint con-
vention, taken last Monday, Mrs.
Sue P. Lowe, of Nashville, was elect
ed State Librarian for two years. She
is spoken of by the Nashville papers
as a most worthy woman, and has a
large family of children dependent
upon her for support. There were
more than sixty candidates in the
field for the position, but only thirty
seven were placed in nomination. 1t
was the most spirited contest ever
held for the position, and consumed
about two days time of the General
Assembly. A law will in all prob
abilety be passed at the presents es-
sion to have this office filled by APP
pointment of the Governor in future.
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Senator simerly will introduce to-

Senator Simerly will Introduce to-
day bill to make the position of
County Assessor an elective Office of
two years. tenure.-American, 18th.
Such q bill should be passed, and in
the small counties two or three of the
offices could be consolidated, and
county affairs thereby be more eff
ficiently administered.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

NEXT Monday at II o'clock, a. H.,
has been fixed as the time for the in
auguration of the new Governor,
Hon. Robt. l.. Taylor.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

Athens Post: 1t is not the man who
talks themOstand loudest thatimpress
es the popular mind but the one who
says something when he talks, and
then shuts up.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

THE local patrons of the Athens
Post presented its venerable editor
with gold watch and chain. Adj
mirable precendent this.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

THE magazines of the present day
appear to be making rather strained
effort to advertise their contributors
and blow up for them a little cheap
glory. In the advance sheets which
a good many Of the magazines now
furnish to editors, they hack their
articles up into small fragments and
expect the newspapers using them
to SET forth in the credit to each
scrap, the name of the author, full
title of the article, name of publica-
ton and date of its issue. A case in
point is the life of Lincoln, which the
Century is now running. To read the
Century's own advertisements of the
articles, one would think the primary
object of both the magazine and the
publication in question was to give
notoriety to the authors. True merit
doesn't need to be heralded on the
wings Of every little zephyr that
floats out into space.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15

WOULDN'T it be a very good idea
for the present general assembly to
pass some laws with regard to the
qualifications of public officers. In
the elections for county officersin this
state mans qualifications for the
office he seeks are never taken into
consideration. No man who docs
not write clear, legible hand should
be allowed to fill an Office where
public records have to be kept, and
no man should be allowed to fill any
public Office who is not thoroughly
competent to transact all the business
of the Office in a systematic business
like manner. We believe all public
officials should be paid every cent it
is worth to discharge the duties OF
their positions, and then be required
to discharge those duties with all the
efficiency the pecuniary consideration
of the Office will command.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-14
A WEST VIRGINIA WONDER.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
John Farley, farmer on Sycamore
creek, Clay county, made strange discov
cry by following the impressions conveyed
by a dream, which he says he bad three
nights in succession He dreamed tina,
about two miles distant, between two pre-
cipitous hills, the outlines of which were
clearly marked In the dream and
of general nature familiar 10
him, al a certain spot he would dis
cover large rock. witch lay. to ali appear
ances, close up against a mountain, but be
hind which there was vacuum Of about
two feet, and opening into this space there
would be found deep cave which contain
ed something valuable. Farley finally
concluded tn test the dream and according
" went to the spot with little difficulty
He found the stone as depicted and also the
entrance TO deep cave.
Being early in the day, Farley armed
himself with sn srmful Of pine knots. one
of which he III AMI entered the cave He de
scribes 1t IS leading directly into the hill
for several hundred feet by narrow pas
sage Of two or three feet wide About the
distance mentioned the cave widened out
into Numerous rooms leading To the rgh;
and left. For six hours farley wandered
through this cavern, never, however, losing
entirely the general direction He de
scrfbes IL as the grandest scene be ever
looked upon, and Gays be proposes al 81
early day 10 get couple Of friends and 70
go through It II Il takes several days. which
he suspects il will
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-14
perpetuate. To name them all in this con.
nection is a task I shall not undertake.

perpetuate. To name them all in this con.
nection is task l shall not undertake.
There is one of Gen. Ross commemorative
his success in capturing the city of Wash
ington. 1t is silent in his record of having
laid the capital in ashes There is another
in honor of Gems Pakenham and Gibbs,
who persisted in front of "Old Hickory
at New Orleans But the grandest of all
is erected to Lord Wellington, who, iudg-
ing by the many eviderces of England's
prodigality in statues and monuments to
the conqueror of Napolean the Great, is
esteemed more highly than any warrior of
his race. There is one entire room devot-
ed to his statue on the walls of which are
some exquisite carvings of scriptural rep
resentations
On payment of shilling we are adj
mitted to the crypt where Iepose
the remains of many whose eff.
figy in marble we have just
left. Notably, Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Sir Edward Landseer and Benjamin West
royal artists of imperishable fame, Ad-
miral Nelson in a saracophgus of black
marble originally designed for Cardinal
Woolsey. Here to lie the remains of Lord
Wellington in an elegant sarcaphagus of
prophecy weighing seventeen trees A
little distsnce off is his funeral car A
massive piece of workmanship made from
captured cannon. In this crypt is buried
Sir Christopher Wren, the architect and
builder of St. Paul, as well as Of other
great edifices in London. Sir Christopher
was thirty five years engaged in the erection
of this building. He lived to complete it
and he needs no other monument. Com
ing up from the dim portals of tie tomb
we heed the invitation, on payment of
sixpence, to "come up higher" not we,
but l. The prospect Of ascending $50 steps
to the monster dome in which is located the
whispering gallery appeals the balance Of
the party and solitary and alone under
take my spiral journey heavenward. Hav
ing accomplished 260 steps I arrive a, the
whispering gallery and take my position
40 feet distant from the guide In
moment hear the voice Of some one at
my elbow. turn 10 see who the intruder
is, but bless you there Is no one there,
only the guide standing 40 feet across the
open space Of this vast dome. / answer
him in whisper. and whispers in accents
more distinct than words are conveyed by
the telephone come back to me. He slams
the door for my benefit, and the effect Is
like the discharge Of ten FOUNDER II Is
yet 800 steps to the upper gallery and IS
more on top Of that TO the ball. When |
contemplate the significance Of these ad- |
ditional steps and the full eI6 down. my
courage, like that Ct Bob Acres, oozes out |
al my finger ends. The fac; Is, have |
gone up snd down 50 mary stairs on this
tour, am threatened with what horse fan |
ciers technically call knee spring. SO
hesitsted, and be who hesit&ies Is lost A /
similar feeling. you know. took possession !
Of me q. Barney castle, and with similar |
result NJ STEWART I
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-14
IMPOSITION.

There is one thing that no respectable
journal can at all times guard against
That is to guard itself against giving unre-
hable information. A perfectly reliable
paper is often imposed upon by correspon-
dents. The editor of a newspaper relying
upon the honor of correspondent, will
frequently not read carefully all his pro-
auctions, and thus allow some community
to be slandered And of all the mean,
contemplate petty nuisances TO which So
ciety Is always doomed TO suffer there is
one above all others that is despisable. We
refer to the slanderer About the sweetest
scented specimen of this sort lately coming
TO our notice is one in the Louisville
Courier Journal signing himself ID r."
This sweet scented skunk gets himself in
the columns of that paper. to say that the
people of this city are made up largely of
criminals escaped from other localities.